France's Macron tells Trump concerned over Jerusalem plans

FILE PHOTO: French President Emmanuel Macron (L) and US President Donald Trump speak as they leave Les Invalides museum in Paris, France, July 13, 2017.

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PARIS (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron told U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday that he was worried about the possibility that the United States could unilaterally recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, Macron's office said in a statement.

"The French President expressed his concern over the possibility that the United States would unilaterally recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel," the statement said, after Macron and Trump spoke over the phone.

"Mr Emmanuel Macron reaffirmed that the question of Jerusalem's status had to be dealt with in the framework of peace negotiations between Israelis and Palestinians, with the aim in particular to establish two countries, Israel and Palestine, living in peace and security side by side with Jerusalem as capital."

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